(CODASYL). This committee wasformed by a joint effort of industry, major universities, and theUnited States Government. This committee completed thespecifications for COBOL as the year of 1959 came to an end.These were then approved by the Executive Committee inJanuary 1960, and sent to the government printing office,which edited and printed these specifications as

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